Let’s Get Our Show on the Road! Let’s Get Our Show on the Road!
Bush v. Gore is a fitting start to the next four deranged years.
Dec 22, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Greens, Fears and Dollars Greens, Fears and Dollars
They'd rather die than admit it, but environmental organizations thrive on disaster. They remember well enough what happened when Ronald Reagan installed James Watt as Secretary ...
Dec 7, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
‘Torture Them’ ‘Torture Them’
Do we want a Vice President who endorses illegal detention and torture of Palestinians? Anthony Cordesman, a national security type frequently deployed as a television pundit, re...
Nov 27, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
The Best of All Possible Worlds The Best of All Possible Worlds
So it all came out right in the end: gridlock on the Hill and Nader blamed for sabotaging Al Gore. First a word about gridlock. We like it. No bold initiatives, like priva...
Nov 10, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
The Day After The Day After
In Chicago, in mid-October, I did a radio show with the Bill Buckley-ish Milt Rosenberg of WGN, a big station. Rosenberg said that because of the fairness doctrine our discussio...
Oct 26, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
‘Vote Your Hopes, Not Your Fears’ ‘Vote Your Hopes, Not Your Fears’
Take this as a national parable. Once upon a time--in the early eighties, actually--there was a progressive coalition in Vermont designed to become a third force in politics. One...
Oct 12, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Gore and His Reinventions Gore and His Reinventions
What an odd presidential race! So long as George W. Bush keeps his mouth shut and remains in seclusion he floats up in the polls. His best strategy would be to bag the debates, t...
Sep 28, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Cops and Dogs Cops and Dogs
In California, as in most states, any election aftermath involves a wan hunt for silver linings. As always, it's hard to find them.
Mar 9, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Crazed Cops, ‘Fallen Heroes’ Crazed Cops, ‘Fallen Heroes’
Those endless wars on crime and drugs--a staple of 90 percent of America's politicians these last thirty years--have engendered not merely our 2 million prisoners but a vindictiv...
Jan 27, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Trade Wars, Trade Truths Trade Wars, Trade Truths
Here's a might-have-been for you.
Dec 2, 1999 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn